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UC Merced professor: High-speed rail would benefit Valley - Fri -
A new study of California's proposed high-speed rail system estimates $3 billion in direct economic benefits to the Central Valley -- and possibly billions more if the system gives a permanent boost to the ...
Saddle up: Some of the area's most talented musicians bring sounds of the West to Merced stage
The Sierra Riders Trio, from left to right, Tim Johnson, Sonny Coelho and Keith Johnson, of Merced rehearse with the Pops Concert Orchestra in a concert rehearsal at Sierra Presbyterian Church last week.
STAR team finds 240 pounds of pot
In the early morning hours Thursday, the Merced County Sheriff's STAR Team hacked through thick weeds and berry bramble to uncover yet another marijuana grow near Merced.
Study: High-Speed Rail Could Boost Valley Economy
A new study estimates that California's proposed high-speed rail system could bring $3 billion in direct economic benefits -- and possibly billions more -- to the Central Valley.
Updates: Study: High speed rail would benefit Valley
An economist told the California High Speed Rail Authority board Wednesday that the proposed rail system, subject of a $9.95 billion bond issue on the Nov.
Architect Paul C. Shattuck, has been given the green light to prepare plans for Merced County's proposed new jail and new health department building.
District Attorney's Office Burglarized
A break-in at the Merced County District Attorney's Office has now delayed some criminal cases, including the trial of an accused child molester.
Valley legislators describe bailout vote drama
Rep. George Radanovich, R-Mariposa, voted against the $700 billion bailout bill before he voted for it.
California budget not as bad as feared for Merced County cities, schools
CITIES: In passing a state budget, the legislators didn't resort to an all-out raid on city money as many feared.
Sept. 25 in Merced history: Weaver School buys land for second campus
September 25, 1983: Weaver School District officials have finalized purchase of property for a new school site and are starting the process of getting state approval for building a second campus.
Central Valley groups strive to boost college enrollment
Bolstering the number of Central Valley residents attending college takes everyone's help, from educators in preschools to those at universities.
Two years after grisly murder of Merced couple, family members still asking why
Jim Chapman has been driving from Los Banos to Merced to mow the lawn at his parents' house for almost two years.
Merced Police Investigate Double Shooting At Apartment Complex
Merced Police are investigating a double shooting which occurred at an apartment complex near the 1500 block of Ellen Ave.
Chemistry student pleads no contest in meth case
MERCED, Calif. - A chemistry doctoral student at the University of California, Merced, could be sentenced to more than five years in prison after pleading no contest to charges of conspiracy to make ...
Former UC Merced grade student gets plea deal in 'supermeth' case, gets nearly six years in prison
A UC Merced grad student accused of stealing school equipment to make methamphetamine pleaded no contest to charges of felony conspiracy to make meth and to embezzlement.
Man accused of Atwater mom's drive-by death faces Merced jury
Eleazor Renteria Magana sits in Merced County Superior Court on Thursday afternoon during opening statements in his homicide trial.
Drifter gets two life terms for SJ Valley murders
A 42-year-old drifter imprisoned in Montana for murder will spend the rest of his life behind bars after pleading guilty to two killings in the San Joaquin Valley.
Laurite killer sentenced in other slayings
Ronald James Ward, who was sentenced to life in prison for killing a 25-year-old New Jersey woman at a Morrilton rest stop, has drawn two more life terms for slayings of women in California.
Serial Killer Pleads Guilty To Valley Murders
A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Montana was given two more life sentences after pleading guilty to two murders, prosecutors said Tuesday.